The
following descriptions are of the so-called 'Clinker Lots' set out by surveyor
John Harriman, Jr. and his associates in 1699-1700. These 174 lots include much
of the land that is now Westfield, as well as surrounding areas. While the politics
of this division are a study in itself, suffice it to say that as the population
of Elizabethtown grew, there was a need for more land for the progeny of the
first settlers. This survey was one answer to that need.

If
anyone has further information about the history of the lots, I will be happy
to include it. It is hoped that some material of genealogical significance can
be gleaned from the descriptions of the lots and their continguous neighbors.
One should keep in mind that not all of the lots were occupied by the original
grantee; speculation was, as it is now, common in the Westfield area.

[These
records were transcribed from a microfilm of the book, which resides at the
Firestone Library at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. Rutgers
University, Special Collections section of the Alexander Library has a microfilm
copy of the book. The book itself was recorded in an effort to reproduce the
original book, which was "lost". Thus it is a copy, in a sense, of
the original record. The Clinker Lots, as listed below, are just a small portion
of the book, and the interested historian/genealogist is encouraged to view
the microfilm at Princeton or Rutgers. ]